10 practices to manage heat stress in dairy cows

16-06-2023 | |
If cows are housed, split the daily feed and deliver 60% in the evening when cows are more likely to feed. Photo: Michel Velderman
If cows are housed, split the daily feed and deliver 60% in the evening when cows are more likely to feed. Photo: Michel Velderman
Heat stress in dairy cows is often mistakenly thought to happen only in the Middle East and other countries savaged by high temperatures. However, with the world heating up thanks to a myriad of factors, climate change is driving up the incidence of heat stress in cows in many other locations. Even in cooler climates, such as in the UK and Ireland, summer temperatures are continuing to climb, affecting more cows every year. Countries that practise pasture-based dairying are, obviously, very s


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